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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lamar/Marion

Severe thunderstorms now lined up all along the western borders of Lamar and Marion Counties. They are moving northeastward and will affect communities from Vernon to Sulligent to Beaverton to Detroit to Hamilton and Bexar. WUUS54 KBMX 270845 SVRBMX ALC075-093-270930- … Continue reading →

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High Risk Includes North and Central Alabama

A very long day is getting ready to begin. A line of severe storms is nearing I 55 in Central Mississippi this morning; that will likely be the first round of many for Alabama today. Stay with us throughout the … Continue reading →

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Analysis 1030 pm

Very complex and dangerous weather situation over the SE US tonight.  Large upper trough over central US, with surface low in south Texas.  Supercell storms and MCS’s (areas of storms) are spread from Texas to Kentucky.  A lot of red … Continue reading →

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Analysis – 1155 am

…MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK LIKELY IN SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS… The morning model runs are in now, and it still looks like a significant severe weather outbreak will occur over the SE US today and tomorrow.  I will primarily … Continue reading →

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Arkansas High Risk

The Storm Prediction Center has raised the threat of severe weather to our west in Arkansas to *HIGH* for today. This headline says it all: DANGEROUS TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT FROM NE TX … Continue reading →

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The next 48 hours

…MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY OVER ALABAMA… The official tally from the April 15 outbreak indicates that 41 tornadoes occurred in Alabama.  This major outbreak started in Oklahoma and Arkansas on April 14, and ended in North Carolina and Virginia on April … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch to Our West

The Storm Prediction Center has placed north Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, and southwestern Tennessee under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 3 PM today. A line of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and hail is moving through central Arkansas this morning, … Continue reading →

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Day Three Moderate Risk

The Storm Prediction Center does not use the “moderate” risk wording on Day Three that often, but they have outlined much of north and central Alabama in a *MODERATE* risk area for Wednesday: And just like with the April 15th … Continue reading →

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Storms weakening slowly, still dangerous

Fascinating storms in Alabama tonight from a meteorological perspective, as an MCV (small vortex) formed in association with a rear inflow jet coming in behind the line of storms over NW Alabama around 9-10 pm.  This caused a bow echo, … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Talladega

WUUS54 KBMX 210426 SVRBMX ALC009-055-073-115-121-210515- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0184.110421T0426Z-110421T0515Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1126 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… … Continue reading →

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